Built for Contract Guard & Security Firms
Security Services HR Solutions
Background checks, state guard licensing compliance, and 24/7 shift workforce management for security services companies nationwide.
- Serving all 50 states
- Certified HR practitioners
- Since 1958
Security Services HR Challenges
HR Challenges Unique to Your Industry
- 1State security guard licensing and certification compliance for all field personnel
- 2Background check requirements and criminal history screening for security roles
- 3FLSA overtime and shift differential compliance for 24/7 security operations
- 4High turnover in frontline guard positions driving constant recruitment and onboarding
- 5Use-of-force policy development and incident documentation
- 6Drug testing and fitness-for-duty requirements for armed security personnel
- 7Multi-site HR consistency across contracts and client locations
Catapult Solutions
How Catapult HR Helps
- the US security guard licensing tracking and compliance management
- Background check and criminal history screening program management
- FLSA overtime and shift differential compliance for security workforces
- Streamlined onboarding and training documentation for frontline guard roles
- Use-of-force and incident reporting policy development
- Drug testing program management for armed security personnel
- Employment law guidance and HR compliance audits
By the numbers
Why security services HR needs a specialist
157,200
Projected openings each year for security guards, against about 1.3 million jobs, 2025 to 2035
$11M
Back wages DOL recovered for 6,287 guard services workers in FY2025
2.3x
Fatal injury rate for security guards vs all workers: 7.7 vs 3.3 per 100,000 (2024)
What we do
HR Services for Security Services Employers
Expert support across the HR functions that matter most to your industry
ComplianceEmployee HandbookSecurity firm handbooks covering use-of-force policies, conduct standards, licensing requirements, and compliance.Learn more →
ComplianceHR Compliance AuditFull HR audit for security companies against FLSA, licensing, and federal and state employment law standards.Learn more →
HR AdvisoryUnlimited HR AdviceSame-day answers from certified HR practitioners on policies, employee issues and compliance questions.Learn more →
What members say
“The services and support provided by Catapult have consistently been top tier! As a C-Suite HR Leader, the trusted feedback and resources readily available by Catapult has proven over several years to be incredibly valuable. Special shoutout to Linda Hunter for her consultation to me, my team, and the organization at-large!”
HR Built for Security Services, Keeping Your Guard Force Licensed, Trained, and Compliant
Our practitioners understand guard licensing requirements, background screening, and shift workforce management unique to security services firms in the US.